January Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer with us this January! Below are some of our top volunteer needs. To learn more or sign up, email Kim at Kimberly@riverkeepers.org, call 701.356.8915. Apply to become a 2025 Outreach Ambassador! *Application Deadline: Feb. 1st. *Staff River Keepers booth at outreach events. Ambassadors answer questions about River Keepers, promotes River Keepers events and activities, […]
Outreach Ambassadors and Activity Assistants
We are grateful to the Outreach Ambassadors and Activity Assistants who staffed our booth at outreach events in 2024! Thanks to them, we connected with over 1,000 people about our mission and taught hundreds of kids about the Red River through fun, interactive activities. With just two full-time staff, your support helps us have a […]
Gift Guide
Get ready for the holidays with River Keepers’ gift guide! Gift your volunteer-loving coworker a River Keepers membership. Grab a catfishing guide for your adventurous cousin. We even have notecards for your stationary obsessed aunt! River Keepers has the perfect gift for each of those special people in your life. Go to riverkeepers.org/shop for more […]
Winter Solstice Walk
River Keepers is coordinating a Winter Solstice Walk to bring some light and cheer to the longest night of the year (December 21). The trail at M.B. Johnson Park in Moorhead will be lit at 5:30 p.m. and glow until 8 p.m. This is a special way to experience the beauty of a riverfront park […]
Become a River Keepers Board Member
Immerse yourself in River Keepers by becoming a board member today! Board members participate in a variety of events and activities each year including advocating, educating and of course having fun! For more information and to apply, head to riverkeepers.org/about/.
Thank you, 2024 Cleanup Volunteers!
As we come to the end of another great year, we’d like to recognize the hard work volunteers have done cleaning up riverbanks and drains. Thank you to all of the businesses, organizations, classes and individuals that have reduced the amount of trash in and around the Red River which has the potential to degrade […]
Activity Tote Highlight: Would You Drink This Water?
Our hands-on educational activity totes can be checked out for FREE! Today we are highlighting Would You Drink This Water? During this activity kids find out if their senses can determine water quality by running an experiment where they judge the water off sight, smell and taste. Check out the activity here: https://www.riverkeepers.org/proj…/activity-tote-checkout Vocab words: […]
November Monthly Volunteer Series: Water Festival Activity Supply Prep
Join us for our volunteer series! The first Thursday of the month in the evening we will be hosting one of our ongoing volunteer projects. River Keepers staff will train you in at the beginning. Meet other River Keepers volunteers while helping the community LEARN, SUSTAIN and ENJOY the Red River! For November, meet us […]
Intern Spotlight
We’re excited to have Isabella Ternes with us this semester. She is originally from Bismarck, ND and is currently a senior at MSUM studying sustainability, multimedia journalism, and photojournalism. Someday she hopes to publish work with National Geographic. She is looking forward to learning more about sustainable practices related to the Red River this semester […]
Red River Water Festival Summary
“Walking around the Hjemkomst Center and grounds, you could feel the excitement of the 1550 fourth graders from 26 schools during the Red River Water Festival. Their eagerness to learn about all things water was reflected in their curious faces and intermittent giggles. The students were able to learn and experience a variety of topics […]